Electric plug-in system

Abstract

A plug-in system is provided for a control unit of a vehicle, including a plug, such as a cable harness, and a plug module. The plug is designed to produce an electrical connection with the plug module. The plug has a plug body that accommodates a multiplicity of electrical contacts and that has a plug base that is designed to accommodate a shroud of the plug module. In addition, the plug has a plug lever that is designed to be moved from a start position to an end position, while pulling the plug in the direction of the plug module using a lever arm that engages in the plug module. The plug lever can be mounted on the plug body in two orientations, and in both the orientations the lever arm and the plug module engage in one another in such a way that the plug can be pulled in the direction of the plug module.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A plug-in system, comprising:
 a plug; and 
 a plug module, wherein:
 the plug produces an electrical connection with the plug module, 
 the plug includes:
 a plug body in which a multiplicity of electrical contacts are accommodated, and that has a plug base that accommodates a shroud of the plug module, and 
 a plug lever to be moved from a start position into an end position, while at the same time pulling the plug in a direction of the plug module by an action of a lever arm that engages in the plug module, 
 
 the plug lever can be mounted on the plug body in two orientations, and 
 in the two orientations, the lever arm and the plug module engage in one another in such a way that the plug can be pulled in the direction of the plug module, 
 wherein the two orientations are turned relative to each other by approximately 180°. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the lever arm includes a shaft about which the plug lever can be moved in an opening in the plug body, and 
 the shaft is oriented in a direction of the plug body. 
 
     
     
       3. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 2 , wherein:
 the shaft includes only one lever tooth and only one contact tooth, and 
 the lever tooth and the contact tooth are situated so as to stand out from the shaft, orthogonal to a direction of longitudinal extension of the shaft. 
 
     
     
       4. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the lever tooth is longer than the contact tooth, so that the lever tooth stands out further from the shaft than does the contact tooth. 
     
     
       5. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 3 , wherein:
 the shroud of the plug module includes a plug channel to accommodate the shaft, and 
 the plug channel is symmetric relative to orientations of the plug lever. 
 
     
     
       6. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 5 , wherein:
 the plug channel includes, along a direction of plugging into the plug channel, a first segment that provides two symmetrical projections, a second segment that provides two symmetrical openings, and a third segment that provides two additional symmetrical projections. 
 
     
     
       7. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the projections of the first and of the third segments of the plug channel extend equally far into the plug channel. 
     
     
       8. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 6 , wherein:
 the lever tooth of the shaft grasps one of the projections in the start position of the plug lever, and 
 the lever tooth is capable of being pushed into one of the openings when the plug lever is moved from the start position to the end position, at the same time pulling the plug and the plug module into one another. 
 
     
     
       9. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 6 , wherein:
 the contact tooth of the shaft is supported on the shroud on one of the projections in the start position of the plug lever, and 
 the contact tooth is capable of releasing the projection when the plug lever is moved from the start position to the end position. 
 
     
     
       10. The plug-in system as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plug cover that includes a cable conduit for guiding electrical lines out from the plug body, wherein the plug cover is capable of being fastened on the plug body in the two orientations, so that in the two orientations the cable conduit guides the electrical lines out from the plug body in different directions.